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12th Avenue & 41st Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 81 of the Hudson Day Line., 1926–1937

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 81 of the Hudson Day Line.

    1926; 1931; 1937

  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 81 of the Hudson Day Line., 1926–1937

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 81 of the Hudson Day Line.

    1926; 1931; 1937

  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 81 of the Hudson Day Line., 1926–1937

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 81 of the Hudson Day Line.

    1926; 1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street

    1929; 1933

  • North (Hudson) River - Manhattan - 12th Avenue - Pier between 41st and 42nd Streets., 1931

    North (Hudson) River - Manhattan - 12th Avenue - Pier between 41st and 42nd Streets.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 40th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 40th Street

    1934

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Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street, 1929–1933

Photo 5 of 8 at 12th Avenue & 41st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 41st Street

1929; 1933

1. New York Central freight yards, Twelfth Avenue, east side, from 41st to 42nd Streets, view east. March 17, 1929. 2. The same, four years later. August 29, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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